UP govt asked to submit fresh proposal for eco zone
25 July 2014 6:00 AM IST
‘The proposal of ESZ around Okhla Bird Sanctuary was discussed in a meeting chaired by the secretary of Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). The state government of UP has been requested to submit a revised proposal,’ environment minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
He added that his ministry is yet to receive the revised proposal. He said that a decision on the UP government proposal is going to be taken on the basis of the guidelines laid down by the National Board for Wildlife on 17 March, 2005. The guidelines stated that ‘delineation of ESZ would have to be site specific and relate to regulation rather than prohibition of specific activities.’ He also said ‘The declaration of ESZ involves consultation with states and views of public too have to be sought after the issuance of the preliminary notification which allows 60 days for this purpose.’
Meanwhile, replying to another question, Javadekar said that of the 170 recognised zoos (excluding 22 circuses) in the country, 89 have basic hospital facilities for treating animals.
He said that the remaining 81 mini zoos have the facility of a treatment room as per the Recognition of Zoo (Amendment) Rules, 2013. ‘However, such zoos are using the services of state animal husbandry departments or veterinary colleges’, he added. Zoological parks in the country which do not have well-equipped veterinary hospitals and clinics for specialised treatment of animals avail the facilities of Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Bareilly.
He added that his ministry is yet to receive the revised proposal. He said that a decision on the UP government proposal is going to be taken on the basis of the guidelines laid down by the National Board for Wildlife on 17 March, 2005. The guidelines stated that ‘delineation of ESZ would have to be site specific and relate to regulation rather than prohibition of specific activities.’ He also said ‘The declaration of ESZ involves consultation with states and views of public too have to be sought after the issuance of the preliminary notification which allows 60 days for this purpose.’
Meanwhile, replying to another question, Javadekar said that of the 170 recognised zoos (excluding 22 circuses) in the country, 89 have basic hospital facilities for treating animals.
He said that the remaining 81 mini zoos have the facility of a treatment room as per the Recognition of Zoo (Amendment) Rules, 2013. ‘However, such zoos are using the services of state animal husbandry departments or veterinary colleges’, he added. Zoological parks in the country which do not have well-equipped veterinary hospitals and clinics for specialised treatment of animals avail the facilities of Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Bareilly.
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